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#00A2AF

#00a2af ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a2af is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 63.53% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 7.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 184.46°, with 100% saturation and 34.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.63.

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Relative luminance0.2894

Complementary

  1. #00a2af
  2. #af0d00

Split complementary

  1. #00a2af
  2. #af004a
  3. #af6400

Analogous

  1. #00af64
  2. #00a2af
  3. #004aaf

Triadic

  1. #00a2af
  2. #af00a2
  3. #a2af00

Tetradic

  1. #00a2af
  2. #0d00af
  3. #af0d00
  4. #a2af00

Square

  1. #00a2af
  2. #6400af
  3. #af0d00
  4. #4aaf00

Monochromatic

  1. #001416
  2. #005b62
  3. #00a2af
  4. #00e9fb
  5. #49f1ff

Shades

#00a2af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a2af
  2. #00929e
  3. #00828c
  4. #00717b
  5. #006169
  6. #005158
  7. #004146
  8. #003135
  9. #002023
  10. #001012
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a2af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a2af
  2. #1aabb7
  3. #33b5bf
  4. #4dbec7
  5. #66c7cf
  6. #80d1d7
  7. #99dadf
  8. #b3e3e7
  9. #ccecef
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a2af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a2af
  2. #0d9faa
  3. #1a9ba6
  4. #2698a1
  5. #33949c
  6. #409198
  7. #4d8e93
  8. #5a8a8e
  9. #668789
  10. #738385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #74999f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939bb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8caf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #749eb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6495af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a2af {
  color: #00a2af;
}
Background
.bg-00a2af {
  background-color: #00a2af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a2af {
  border: 2px solid #00a2af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a2af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 162 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a2af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a2af, #004aaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a2af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 162 175 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.63 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.38 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.42 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.07 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.27 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.58 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.86 #ff5d50 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#00a2af  rgb(0, 162, 175)  hsl(184, 100%, 34%)  Cadet Blue
#af0d00  rgb(175, 13, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#af00a2  rgb(175, 0, 162)  hsl(304, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a2af00  rgb(162, 175, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green